2 02, 2018

Your first event….why you should sign up.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:33+11:00February 2nd, 2018|Events, Members stories|1 Comment

So you have dabbled in a little running, joined RMA, maybe even made a few running friends and gotten a little better at this running thing, and now you have found yourself keen to sign up to your first event. You are unsure... you have never run in an event before, or you think you [...]

13 11, 2015

Should you run all the races?

By |2021-02-16T11:18:48+11:00November 13th, 2015|Events, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Being part of a running community has many benefits, most of all the camaraderie that you experience among members and the friendships that form. We spend hours and hours training together, slogging away along roads, up mountain trails and through long training sessions leading up to our races. We hear about all of the events [...]

13 01, 2015

The Resolution Run, Brisbane race report by Catherine O’Keeffe.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:54+11:00January 13th, 2015|Events, rma, run, Running Stories|0 Comments

It was the resolution that almost wasn’t – well for me at least. In the South East corner of Queensland, we are blessed with an enormous range of running, trail and tri events all aimed at celebrating the outdoors that we are blessed to live amongst.  So you can imagine that when the Hans Resolution [...]

11 09, 2014

Coastal Classic 30km trail race recap

By |2021-02-16T11:18:55+11:00September 11th, 2014|Events, review, Trail/Ultra Running, trailrunning|1 Comment

When I started running again a few years ago I did it to get fit and to shift the baby weight. After a few months I remembered how much I loved running and I decided to set myself a goal of a half marathon. Six months later I ran one and finished and so set [...]

7 08, 2014

Run Melbourne Recap – by Hannah Easton

By |2021-02-16T11:18:55+11:00August 7th, 2014|Events, half marathon, Members, Members stories, Running Stories|0 Comments

As we walked to the start line of Run Melbourne, I stopped and looked east as we crossed Princes Bridge. The view was breathtaking. As the sun broke through the darkness of the night and promised a kiss of warmth as we ran in the middle of a Melbourne winter, the river sparkled and reflected [...]

2 08, 2014

Event Recap – 2014 Gold Coast Kokoda Challenge – Team Kokoda Reloaded by Tina Kirwan

By |2021-02-16T11:18:56+11:00August 2nd, 2014|Events, marathon, Members, Members stories, Reviews, Trail/Ultra Running, ultramarathon|0 Comments

Some of our members stories here at Running Mums Australia leave me hanging onto every word. This story is one of courage and determination, a desire to never give up, to push on and reach the finish. I want to thank Tina Kirwan for sharing this very detailed, amazing journey into what is an ultra [...]